NETWORK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. Network communication system, comprising:
- at least one controlled network device, having input terminals for connection to a power source and having output terminals for providing output power, the device further comprising a communication facility for receiving a command signal, wherein the controlled network device is designed to switch its output power ON or OFF or to dim its output power in response to a received command signal;
at least one remote control for controlling at least one of the network devices, the remote control comprising a communication facility for receiving and transmitting signals, including command signals for the controlled network device;
one coordinator comprising a communication facility for receiving and transmitting signals, the coordinator being provided with a network definition memory containing network definition information defining the network and the relationship between network components;
wherein the remote control comprises a backup memory containing a backup copy of the network definition information;
wherein the remote control is capable of operating in a restoration mode in which the remote control transmits a restoration signal containing the network definition information from the backup memory;
and wherein the coordinator is responsive to the restoration signal by storing the received network definition information into its network definition memory.
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Abstract
A network communication system (2) comprises: a controlled network device (11) comprising a communication facility (16) for receiving a command signal (Sc); at least one remote control (20) for controlling at least one of the network devices (11), the remote control comprising a communication facility (26) for receiving and transmitting signals; one coordinator (40) comprising a communication facility (46) for receiving and transmitting signals, and a network definition memory (47) containing network definition information defining the network and the relationship between network components. The remote control comprises a backup memory (27) containing a backup copy of the network definition information. The remote control is capable of operating in a restoration mode in which the remote control transmits a restoration signal (SR) containing the network definition information from the backup memory. The coordinator is responsive to the restoration signal by storing the received network definition information into its network definition memory.
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1. Network communication system, comprising:
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at least one controlled network device, having input terminals for connection to a power source and having output terminals for providing output power, the device further comprising a communication facility for receiving a command signal, wherein the controlled network device is designed to switch its output power ON or OFF or to dim its output power in response to a received command signal; at least one remote control for controlling at least one of the network devices, the remote control comprising a communication facility for receiving and transmitting signals, including command signals for the controlled network device; one coordinator comprising a communication facility for receiving and transmitting signals, the coordinator being provided with a network definition memory containing network definition information defining the network and the relationship between network components; wherein the remote control comprises a backup memory containing a backup copy of the network definition information; wherein the remote control is capable of operating in a restoration mode in which the remote control transmits a restoration signal containing the network definition information from the backup memory; and wherein the coordinator is responsive to the restoration signal by storing the received network definition information into its network definition memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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